Thursday, November 13, 2025

Pope Leo XIV appoints Bishop Niall Coll as the new Bishop of Raphoe

His Holiness Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Niall Coll, until now Bishop of Ossory, as the new Bishop of Raphoe. 

The news of this Episcopal appointment will be made public today at 11.00am Ireland time (12.00pm in the Vatican), following 10.00am Mass in Saint Eunan’s Cathedral, Letterkenny, Co Donegal, Diocese of Raphoe.  

In attendance will be Bishop Coll; Bishop Philip Boyce, Bishop Emeritus of Raphoe; Monsignor Kevin Gillespie, Diocesan Administrator of Raphoe; as well as clergy and lay people.

Photographers and journalists are invited to attend Mass at Saint Eunan’s Cathedral for 10.00am, and interviews will be available with Bishop Coll after 11.00am.